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A Forest Reduced to Twigs
Commentators explain that Isaiah continues the metaphor of the Assyrian army as a vast, dense forest. God's judgment will be so devastating that this 'forest' will be reduced to a few scattered 'trees.' The once-mighty army will be so decimated that the handful of survivors can be easily counted.
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Albert Barnes
On Isaiah 10:19
18th Century
Theologian
And the rest of the trees ... - Still keeping up the image of a large and once dense forest, to which he had likened the Assyrian a…
Charles Ellicott
On Isaiah 10:19
19th Century
Bishop
And the rest of the trees of his forest shall be few. —To number an army, or to count the killed and wounded after a battle, was commonly …
John Calvin
On Isaiah 10:19
16th Century
Theologian
And the remnant of the trees of his forest shall be a number. When he adds that the remnant of them will be a number, he employs …
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John Gill
On Isaiah 10:19
17th Century
Pastor
And the rest of the trees of his forest shall be few Which were left unconsumed, that escaped this destruction, those of …
Matthew Henry
On Isaiah 10:5–19
17th Century
Minister
See what a change sin made. The king of Assyria, in his pride, thought to act by his own will. The tyrants of the world are tools of Providence. Go…